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Monday, September 15, 2014

Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who worked so hard to pull off this fabulous event, and thanks also to our incredible supporters who came out and made the whole weekend a huge success.

The weather was lousy but that didn't dampen the spirits of our amazing supporters and friends.

We are thrilled to announce that NewfStock 2014 brought in $26,500 for Newf Friends!!!!

We are working on collecting photos and will add more to this post as we receive them.

The Friday swim date was well attended and as always was loads of fun for all. The group hike on Sunday was also well attended and the gang had a fun time out at Vance Park.

Photo by Wayne Allen

The main event on Saturday was packed with demos and seminars, vendors, our merchandise, raffle and auction booths and so much more. The pouring rain resulted in some cancelled demonstrations, games and activities, but a fun time was still had by all.

photo by Kim Facey

photo by Ferghus & Co

Even in the cold, damp weather, the homemade lemonade tasted deeeeeeelicious! Thank you Ty and Riley for another awesome fundraiser! You two boys are an inspiration to us all!

Ferghus & Co

A few Newfs and their owners braved the rain and hit the awesome course provided by Ferghus & Co. Thank you Erica and Andrew for the fabulous course!

Ferghus & Co

Games, games and more games! Hot-dog bobbing in the rain - why not? Everyone was already wet anyway!

photo by Kim Facey

Joan Fisher's carting demo was superb as always. Thank you Joan for once again doing a great job.

Peter Maniate's carting aptitude testing booth was booked solid all day long! Thanks to Peter of Hannibal Kennels for his expertise!
Peter's Newf Gander Bear won the prize for being the oldest Newf at NewfStock!

photo by Ferghus & Co

The kissing booth was THE place to be, everyone had a great time. One
of our MC's Michael Scott is seen here getting some love from Sisko.

WILMA! Naturally Wilma the Bloodhound (below) had to pucker up and get in on the fun! It was no surprise when Wilma won the prize for longest ears!

photo by Ferghus & Co

photo by Wayne Allen

The park was rockin' to the tunes by Work'n Dawgs -- what a GREAT performance they put on! Thank you to Geoff Webber and Bill Black for donating their time, talent and sound system for our event.

Mike and Ashleigh
did a fantastic job as MCs, keeping the day running on time, pumping up
the crowd in the pouring rain, telling us some hilarious jokes, and entertaining the park. Thank you both for keeping us laughing all day long!

Ash cheers on Muckle and family as they take the stage to accept the prize for Muckle being the tallest dog at NewfStock!

Kaila Abele is keeping warm during her grooming seminar. Thank you Kaila for the great seminar! Kaila's handout is available for download here.

Visitors came from near and far. The prize for the person who traveled the farthest went to Hannah Warren who drove up from Maine to join in on the fun! Hannah arrived on Thursday and helped with a bunch of the prep for NewfStock and brought some fabulous donations from her bakery. Visitors also joined us from New Jersey, Connecticut, Quebec and all across Ontario from the South Western part of the province up to Sault St Marie.

All of our visitors were generous and supportive, and the merchandise, auction and raffle booths were busy all day long. Thank you to all of our donors who sent AMAZING raffle and auction items. We had stunning artwork, quilts, blankets, gift sets, glasswork, pottery and more. Our custom merchandise will be available for purchase through our online store later this week.

The rescue parade was wet but cheerful as we were all singing in the rain! The Bergsma family took the prize for bringing in the most pledges, over $3200! Way to go! Honorable mention went to Peter Maniate who brought in over $2500 in pledges. Thank you to everyone who sponsored our parade!

Thanks to everyone for another successful event, and a special thank you to the fifty volunteers who put this whole weekend together, traveled far distances to help out and work so hard to help Newfs in need across Ontario.

Those of you who are not able to attend NewfStock in persons are still able to bid on some of our auction items. We've uploaded those items which can be shipped safely and are accepting advance bids now. Visit this link for all of the details!Happy bidding!

Monday, September 8, 2014

Hooray! The big event is just a few days away, we can't wait to see everyone!

You
still have a few days to get out there and collect pledges for
the parade, extra pledge forms can be downloaded from the NewfStock
site. Who will win the prize for collecting the most pledges
this year, maybe you???

Here are some important things to remember to help you get the most out of your weekend.

Main event Millennium Park 10am - 5pm (full itinerary will be posted on the website by Wednesday)

Saturday evening social at the Best Western hotel -- outdoors, look for the tent - 730 pm until the wee hours.

Sunday

Group hike Vance Park 11 am

Swim date/picnic lunch (bring your own lunch) Diamond Lake 1 pm

Remember to bring a chair to sit on at the main event!

Bring
cash to spend at the event -- there will be vendors, our massive
merchandise booth with a bunch of new products, and there will be
amazing penny raffle and silent auction items.

The
weather forecast is looking pretty good -- cool, but sunny, perfect for
the dogs. Bring some warm clothing - Saturday evening our newf social
will be outdoors at the hotel under a tent so that we can all
have our dogs with us -- the overnight temp is expected to be 3 degrees C
(37 degrees to our US friends) so bring a hat, mitts, warm jacket and scarf. Your newf is
going to be sooooo happy with these cool temps! BYOB. There will be a karaoke
machine, so warm up your vocal cords (and maybe bring some earplugs). LOL!

Those of you coming up from south of the border, remember to pack your passport and proof of vaccines for your dog.

Sept 21-23, 2018

About the Event!

The main event will be held on Saturday, September 22 in Millennium Park in beautiful Bancroft, Ontario - but you can expect to see other activities throughout the weekend at different locations through the area.

This is Newf Friends biggest fundraiser of the year and promises to be a fun filled event for all dog lovers. Newf Friends is a division of HART and will have all breeds of dogs attending the event.